Comm Relay is an uncommon manufactured component in Starfield. You can craft one from an Isocentered Magnet and a Tau Grade Rheostat, or look for one at vendors and locations with variable inventory. Its confirmed construction use is the Cargo Link – Inter System; third-party databases also list two Scan Booster uses.
What is Comm Relay?
Comm Relay is a manufactured crafting component. StarfieldDB lists its item code as 00246B64, its mass as 3.5, and its value as 117; these are in-game item properties, not real-world measurements or prices. The community wiki search result independently lists the same code, mass, and value, and classifies the item as uncommon.
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How do you craft Comm Relay?
At an Industrial Workbench or with a Simple Fabricator, combine:
- 1 Isocentered Magnet
- 1 Tau Grade Rheostat
StarfieldDB lists no skill requirement for the recipe. The workstation and fabricator options are listed by the third-party database INARA.
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What uses Comm Relay?
Cargo Link – Inter System
Bethesda Support states that the “Cargo Link – Inter System” is required for supply missions. Its listed construction requirements are:
- Manufacturing 1 Outpost Development research
- At least one active outpost
- 1 Comm Relay
- 12 Aluminum
- 3 Reactive Gauge
- 20 Iron
Bethesda lists an operating cost of 5 Helium-3. This is separate from the construction materials.
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Scan Boosters
INARA also lists Comm Relay as a component for the Scan Booster – Advanced and Scan Booster – Military Grade. Those uses are database listings; Bethesda’s support page confirms the Cargo Link requirement, not these Scan Booster recipes.
Where can you get Comm Relay?
Craft it from the listed ingredients
Crafting is a predictable route if you already have an Isocentered Magnet, a Tau Grade Rheostat, and access to an Industrial Workbench or Simple Fabricator. Each Comm Relay requires one of each ingredient.
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Check vendors and locations
INARA lists vendors including Manaaki Almonte in Sol and Fast Hoang in Valo, along with other vendor and loot locations. Its listings are not a guarantee: vendor stock is partly random, and neither availability nor quantity is assured. Check the current inventory in-game before planning around a purchase.
StarfieldDB also identifies resource vendors such as Midtown Minerals and the Mining League as possible sources of manufactured resources. Its recommendation that bulk purchasing is the fastest approach is guide advice, not an official guarantee of stock or speed.
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Local versus inter-system Cargo Links
Choose the Cargo Link type according to the transfer you need: the inter-system version is the one Bethesda identifies for supply missions. Its verified requirements and 5 Helium-3 operating cost are listed above. The sources cited here do not establish the local Cargo Link’s construction or operating costs, so do not assume they match.
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